Govt's plan to face economic turmoil among the focus in Parliament today

 

The government’s plan to face the economic turmoil that is expected to occur this year will be among the focus of the Dewan Rakyat today.

Based on the Order Papers, Idris Ahmad (Perikatan Nasional-Bagan Serai) will ask the Finance Ministry whether the government is ready to provide incentives and assistance such as wage subsidies, special grants to small and medium enterprises (SMEs), Employee Provident Fund (EPF) withdrawals and other assistance as done by the previous government.

Riduan Rubin (Independent-Tenom) will ask the finance minister to state the government's plan to raise financial awareness among Malaysians, especially in facing economic uncertainty this year.

Also, Muhammad Ismi Mat Taib (PN-Parit) will ask the Plantations and Commodities Ministry to state whether the government plans to increase the Rubber Production Incentive (IPG) rate from RM2.50 to RM4.50 at this time.

Hassan Abdul Karim (Pakatan Harapan-Pasir Gudang) will ask the Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry to state the steps taken by the government to address the recent issue of the increased cost of performing the umrah in Saudi Arabia.

After the question-and-answer session, the Dewan Rakyat will continue debating the Supply Bill 2023 at the policy level for the fifth day.

- Bernama